Anyone with a Graco 4ever car seat?? I need your help

Question

My son is 11 months and we got this car seat 💺 at Christmas. I took the inserts out because I thought he was to big for them but now I’m concerned because his head keeps falling forward and squishing down. Not to mention he screams bloody murder when I put him in it but will go into his infant carrier just fine. Does this mean I need to put the inserts back in? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question I have looked all over trying to find answers or pictures of what it’s suppose to look like for his age and weight and all that and i cant seem to find much of anything. I’m a first time mom and can use all the help I can get I just want to make sure my son is safe in the car seat

Answer

Sounds like it needs to be reclined further. The insert is typically meant for newborns so I wouldn't suggest using it. You may want to consider making an appointment with a certified car seat tech.

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Sounds like you do not have it positioned correctly and it needs to be reclined more. Are you within the infant zone on the level on the side? It is to prevent suffocation. Infants who are not reclined have their heads fall forward and they can’t move them back so they suffocate to death. It’s VERY important to have your seat installed correctly for this reason as well as many others. 
The inserts are meant for infants so you should likely put those back in. I suggest finding a car seat tech in your area and having a proper assessment done on your install before using it again.

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Search “graco 4ever csftl” in google it’s the first thing that pops up, that will tell you everything plus pics. It’s a great website they do reviews on tons of car seats

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Do you have it rear-facing? The one-year-olds I’ve seen transition out of the infant seat and placed forward-facing always seem to have that head problem. They’re not old enough yet to have the support from the seat taken away. Like others have said, the chair likely needs to be more reclined, and I think rear-facing makes that easier. It’s also safer.

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Without seeing your baby in it, I can’t tell you if they need the insert for not. However, if the head keeps falling forward, make sure you have it leveled right. On my model, the silver ball on the side needs to be in the blue area. There is a smaller light blue area, but your baby is too old for that. You can set it to anywhere in the darker blue area. My boy is 8 months old. I don’t have a picture of him in it, but this is how ours is set up for him (sorry for the weird angle).

Anyone with a Graco 4ever car seat?? I need your help

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